ABN Amro's Keeping Trading Clean

AUTHOR(S)

Adams, John

PUB. DATE

March 2006

SOURCE

Bank Technology News;Mar2006, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p35

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article reports that ABN Amro Inc. had built a new floor-trading business in Singapore in 2005. After the completion of the professional trading center, ABN Amro saw both an opportunity and a potential risk. In order for the company to secure its operation, they used the external endpoint security software from Controlguard.

ACCESSION #

20726296

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